Welcome

Introduction to Databricks Genie

Gang Wang

Senior Data Scientist

Meet the instructor

Gang Wang

Senior Data Scientist
Origin Energy, Australia (2021-Present)
9+ Years post-PhD experience

Traditional analytics

"What were total sales last quarter?"

Business user asks a question
Remember exact table names
Write SQL, join tables
Hope for no errors

Turnaround: hours to days

Traditional analytics bottleneck: question, queue, SQL, debug, deliver

The Genie-assisted approach

recraft: half: A friendly AI assistant genie emerging from a data analytics dashboard, conversational interface, magical sparkles, modern tech aesthetic

With Databricks Genie

Ask questions in plain English
Get instant answers with tables and charts
No SQL, no table names, no tickets

Turnaround: seconds

Genie spaces

Genie space interface: chat window with question, results with table and chart, Show code panel

A Genie space is not a dashboard:

Dashboards are fixed outputs
Genie spaces are environments for live conversation

The interface:

Chat window for typing questions
Sample questions to get started
Results panel with tables and charts
"Show code" reveals the SQL

Genie complements your BI stack

Dashboards vs Genie comparison

Dashboards vs. Genie

Dashboards: known questions, routine monitoring
Genie: ad-hoc questions, instant exploration
Together: complete analytics coverage

Let's practice!

Introduction to Databricks Genie